The Chiefland Area Athletic Association will host a turkey shoot from 9 a.m. till 1 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 18, at Strickland Park in Chiefland. The family event will offer prizes, food, drink and T-shirts. The Deer Camp Expo will also be on-hand, offering bow adjustments, bow supplies, bow maintenance and helpful tips and pointers. The event supports the CAAA.

Athlete you most admire: Derrick Rose of the Chicago Bulls
Best Memory: Probably this whole basketball season. It was the furtherest I’ve ever gotten with a team. I also enjoyed playing with teamates and friends (and fellow class of 2012 graduates) Kyle Shultz and Hermie McClendon
Can’t get enough of: Playing basketball
Dream Day: I would win the lottery in the morning then buy my mom a house and a car. Then I would use money to build a community center where everyone could come together and work out or play sports

The Friends of the Lower Suwannee and Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuges will hold a Group Paddle and Picnic in the Town of Suwannee. Join us for an easy (beginners welcome), short (3.8 miles, 2 hours), fresh water paddle on Lock Creek, through riverine swamp along the Suwannee River.

Philadelphia Phillies AA prospect, and Williston High School graduate, Jiwan James made an incredible catch in a game last Saturday that has made highlights reels on ESPN. The link to the play is below.

Some fathers like to spend quality time with their sons out on a ball field or on a lake. For area orthodontist Bill Martin and his sons, it’s more likely on top of a 14,000-foot tall mountain.
On July 1, Martin and his two sons completed their most recent trek up Washington’s Mt. Ranier, the most topographically prominent mountain the lower 48 states of the U.S. It was a way for the avid climber to reconnect with old friends from his time living in the Pacific Northwest, as well as another opportunity to bond with his two favorite other climbers.

With mid-day temperatures approaching 100 degrees, it was only appropriate that the Heat would be the tournament’s biggest winner.
Tampa’s Wellswood Heat won the 2012 Cal Ripken division T-ball Region World Series, held at Chiefland’s Strickland Park on July 8. The team’s 12-2 win in three-and-a-half innings over Okeeheelee “Red” capped off a dominating run.
“It’s the result of a lot of hard work and dedication,” said Wellswood manager Vinnie Lozano, “they deserve this win.”